Hoda Kotb launches wellness company after departure today

“I found out that in my town there is a 5:30 Soul Cycle class that I want to start,” she shared E! News in October. “Then I’ll go back and feed my kids breakfast and I’ll make a cup of coffee for my Yeti.”

She added: “I will walk my children down the beautiful streets to their school and I will kiss them goodbye.”

The Creating space with Hoda Kotb podcast host also shared that her children were a key factor in her decision to leave Today.

“Obviously, I had my kids late in life,” she said during her announcement in September, “and I thought they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have. I feel like we only have a limited amount of time.”

Keep reading to see more of Hoda’s bond with her daughters Haley and Hope.

(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)